Name: Trafficking Victims Frequently Forced to Commit Crimes: Committee Hearing
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Description: The House Judiciary Committee Thursday held a hearing on fighting human trafficking, highlighting how trafficked victims are frequently forced to commit crimes, leaving a criminal record that follows them for the rest of their lives.

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